Introduction

U-Report is UNICEF’s digital platform for young people. With each country having a dedicated app, U-Report Bangladesh empowers Bangladeshi youth to speak up and share opinions on topics that matter to them. Here, they engage in conversations and contribute to community development by responding to polls, sharing stories, and more. This app supports both offline and online modes, ensuring internet-free accessibility. Moreover, the apps’ accessibility features are designed to accommodate users with disabilities, ensuring their participation and benefit from the platform.

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The Objective

To create a youth-centric platform where young people can voice their thoughts, ideas, and opinions, contribute meaningfully to the community, and access opportunities.

Youths are our investment in a better and brighter future. As a community, we ensure their development while helping them become responsible and informed citizens. For that, youths need access to knowledge and opportunities and a platform to share their opinions and concerns to bring about change. U-Report by UNICEF is just such a dedicated platform aimed at fostering youth development, empowerment, and well-being.

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Below are the objective behind the creation of the U-Report Bangladesh app.

  • To help youths express their ideas, opinions and concerns.
  • Create a platform that supports offline accessibility.
  • Support multiple languages (English and Bangla) for enhanced accessibility.
  • To share and identify hardships faced by adolescents.
  • Make a platform compatible with low-configuration devices.

The Challenge

Designing an inclusive, knowledge-based, multilingual platform with effective polling and content features, that accommodates users with disability and is optimized for low-spec devices.

A key challenge for U-Report Bangladesh has been to create a dedicated app and platform that addresses youth issues, hears their voices for change, and connects them with opportunities for empowerment. The platform must also be multilingual and accessible, serving Bengali, minority and the Rohingya youths.

Features of U-Report Bangla Version app

Below is the breakdown of the key challenges for U-Report Bangladesh

  • Designing and integrating effective online and offline poll features.
  • Developing seamless synchronization for offline and online versions.
  • Ensuring accurate translations and voice-overs for Bengali and English.
  • Implementing accessibility features for users with disabilities.
  • Optimizing the platform for all Android devices, including low-spec ones (Android 4.4, 1GB RAM).

The Solution

The solution involved advanced software development and design to implement a robust polling system, efficient data management, precise multi-lingual translations, and inclusive features.

Achieving a seamless app that is meaningful and accessible to a diverse community and language backgrounds required a comprehensive development, design and content approach.

Impacts of U-Report Bangla Version app

Below is a list of the solutions that helped create a seamless U-Report app.

  • Implemented intuitive polling with RapidPro for seamless online and offline use.
  • Enabled offline data storage with automatic syncing once reconnected.
  • Added a language toggle for Bengali and English, with accurate, culturally appropriate translations.
  • Included voice-over and haptic feedback for accessibility.
  • Optimized the app for low-spec devices, ensuring quick load times and efficient performance.

This page was last edited on 6 November 2024, at 9:43 am